On Day 3 South Korea gained one more medal. They have 6 medals. They moved down 2 spots to 6th place.
2 Gold
2 Silver
2 Bronze
New medalists:
Silver--Swimming---Park Taehwan
Park Taehwan now has 2 silver medals in swimming. He got 2nd place in the men's 200m and 400m freestyle final. He has the most medals among the South Korean athletes.
I'll be keeping up with the South Korea medal count in the Olympics. The Olympics are currently in Day 2. This record count will be as of 2:00 AM (EST). I got the information from the official results app on the iphone.
South Korea sent 258 athletes to the Olympics.
So far South Korea has won 3 medals. They are in 4th place ranked by number of medals.
1 Gold
1 Silver
1 Bronze
Gold medal--Shooting--Jin Jongoh
Silver medal--Swimming-Park Taehwan
Bronze medal--Archery--Oh Jin Hyek, Im Dong Hyun, Kim Bubmin (team medal)
A legally blind archer from South Korea has already set a world record at the London Olympics. Im Dong-hyun broke his own record with a score of 699. He set the previous record in May in Turkey.
Im Dong-hyun has 10 percent vision in his left eye and 20 percent in his right. He does not wear glasses for the event. He relies on the differences between colors on the target.
I think that is a great accomplishment. He is an example of how you shouldn't let a disability keep you from achieving your dream. It's amazing when someone with limited vision can triumph over other athletes with better eyesight!!
I'm excited for the final of Korea's Got Talent 2. The top 7 acts will perform on Friday July 27th. I think it's going to be a tough decision. There is so much talent!! Each act will have to bring their best act for the finals!!
There are five dancing groups, one light show and one singer. 2 of my favorites made it!
The Top 7 are:
P.I.D
챔피언
Khan and Moon
안세권
BWB
애니메이션크루
모닝오브아울
My favorites are Khan and Moon and BWB. I predict BWB and Morning of Owl will be in the top 2, but anything can happen!!
Do you agree with the top 7? Who do you want to win?
3rd night of the Semi-Finals. One of my favorites didn't make it to the Semi-Finals. My favorites from this round: Let's Dance, Khan and Moon, Morning of Owl.
There are so many dancers this year! It's hard for me to pick who I like best! BWB and Khan and Moon are my top picks for the finals.
Ground Jam- 그라운드 잼
They aren't as good as some other dancers, but I like it.
Let's Dance- 렛츠댄스
I like this style of dance. They are good.
Originality Khan and Moon- 칸앤문
I like Khan and Moon. They have been one of my favorites since the beginning. Khan is cute. I think they will make it to the next round.
Solists - 솔리스츠
I liked their performance. I think they did a good job.
Dong-ha Han
I don't really know what is going on. Why is everyone so amused by this?
Se-kwon Ahn - 안세권
I think he did a good job. I like the choir in the background. I think he can make it to the next round.
Morning of owl- 모닝오브아울
Their performance was really good. I really liked the opening. I also like the suits. I think they had the best act of the night.I think they can make it to the next round.
Who do you like from this round? Who do you think will make it to the next round?
2nd night of the Semi-finals. No subtitles. I wish I knew what the judges were saying. My favorite: BWB
The Gate - 더게이트
I liked their performance.
500-20
I don't know what is going on in this act.
Selfish - 셀피시
Selfish was one of my favorites. I think he should have chose another song. I know English isn't his first language, but if you aren't familiar with the song you might not understand some of what he sang. If you are going to present a foreign song then you need to be spot on.
BWB
These guys are one of my favorites. They are really good and in sync with each other. That takes a lot of skill and practice. I think they can definitely go to the next round! They could even win.
Hwan-Lee
I didn't really like tonight's performance.
V.Star
Animation Crew- 애니메이션 크루
Who do you like from this round? Who do you think will make it to the finals?
I love that Korea likes to have songs to cheer on their teams. Psy wrote this years cheering song for the London Olympics. He also wrote a songs in the past.
I think this is great and it would be cool if the USA had a cheering song!
Hopefully I'll keep up with the Olympics and post any Korean results!
R2B:Return to Base is a Korean movie that will be released on August 15, 2012. I like Rain (bi) and he stars in the film. The movie is a remake of Red Scarf (1963). The main roles are played by Rain (Jung Ji hoon) and Shin Se-Kyung. Jung Ji Hoon plays the role of Tae-Yoon (fighter pilot). Shin Se-Kyung plays the role of Se-Young (mechanic). Other actors in the movie are: Yu Jun-Sang, Lee Ha-Na, Kim Sung-Su, Lee Jong-Suk, and Jung Suk-Won.
Plot:
Tae-hun is an Air Force pilot who is transferred to a combat flying unit after a dangerous air show demonstration. On the first day he meets Cheol-hui, the unit's top gun. Cheol-hui follows the rules, but Tae-hun is more free-spirited which causes conflict between them. Tae-hun becomes friends with his other colleagues. He falls in love with Se-young who is a mechanic. Tae-hun continues to be free-spirited and gets suspended. During a mission Dae-seo dies and Seok-hyeon disappears. Tae-hun blames Cheol-hui for the tragedy, but they eventually come to an understanding. Then they try to stop the war and rescue their missing comrade.
UPDATE March 31, 2013: The DVD was released in the USA under the name "Black Eagle" in March of 2013. The DVD has English subtitles. (I've added this to my Netflix list, but it hasn't been released on Netflix yet)
Korea has the world's first toilet theme park. The "The Restroom Cultural Park" opened on July 4th in Suwon.
The park was built to honor the recently deceased mayor who was known as "Mr. Toilet". His mission was to improve the conditions of toilets in Korea. He had a toilet shaped house in Suwon which was donated to the city after his passing.
After "Mr. Toilet" died citzens donated money to build the toilet themed park. The park has various toilet exhibits and fun facts about poop.
This teaser was in my YouTube subscription list so I decided to listen to it. I really like it.
EvoL is a girl group that will debut in August. I don't have much information about the group yet since they haven't debuted.They are represented by Stardom Entertainment. Stardom also represents Block B. Some people are saying that EvoL is the femaile version of BlockB.
I picked out my favorite performances. I'm ready to see who will make it to the top 21. My favorites are: The little boy from the 4th video, all the dancers from the 3rd video.
The second chance! "Bi-Bim-Bap" -비빔밥
They gave them a 2nd chance, but it doesn't look good when you have to look down at the lyrics. I think the cute singer ruined his chance.
Korean traditional music reborn! -한쿠스틱(English Subs)
I enjoyed this performance!
Best meets the Best -5 elements (English Subs)
I liked this performance. They are really talented. They put all the best dancers together and it was great! That one guy is so flexible.
No limits in Singing! "Seven Gates" -세븐게이츠 (English Subs)
These aren't all the results. I chose my favorites.
Singing Group A-Pop Vocal
I like the little boy who was coughing in his first audition. (he made it through)
SingingGroup B-Singers with instruments
Singing Group C-Classic, Musical
Dance Group D-Solo Dance (English Subs)
The first boy was so cute, but he didn't make it. I think he could still be a pop star someday! The guy in the blue silk suit did a good job. (he made it)
Dance Group E-Small Group (English Subs)
Khan is cute and a good dancer.(they made it) BWB also did a good job, but I liked their other performance better.(they made it)
One team from the beginning - 소울하모나이즈 (English Subs)
This group is made up of “Solists” and “Morning of Owl”. B-boy meets acappella. They named their group “Soul Harmonize”. I think its very interesting.
Vocal Trios! "Bella voce" -벨라보체
The middle guy reminds me of Joel Osteen. haha. I wish this on had subs. I want to know what they are saying because it seems like the one guy is having a hard time agreeing on a song.
Collaboration performance "Bi-Bim-Bap" - 비빔밥
I wonder what the outcome will be from this performance. The cute guy messed it up. He might have lost his chance. They were having trouble in all the practices. I think they should have picked another song. I would be upset if he ruined my chance.
Super Junior is one of my favorite K pop groups. I have their 3rd album in my car. I've been listening to it a lot. I don't keep up with them as much now that I'm back in the states, but I know they had a new project coming up.
They just released their 6th album titled "Sexy, Free, and Single". Kangin is back for this album after leaving the army.
Tracklist:
01. Sexy, Free & Single
02. 너로부터 (From U)
03. NOW
04. Rockstar
05. 걸리버 (Gulliver)
06. 언젠가는 (Someday)
07. 달콤씁쓸 (Bittersweet)
08. 빠삐용 (Butterfly)
09. 머문다 (Daydream)
10. 헤어지는 날 (A ‘Good’bye)
